September 2018 Running Challenge

3.2 miles today. Much shorter than planned. Been under the weather the last week and just don't have the energy or desire to finish what I start.

45.2 of 80

9/1 16.7 miles
9/2 rest
9/3 5 miles treadmill
9/4 9.21 miles
9/5 rest
9/6 10 miles
9/7 14 miles
9/8 4miles
9/9 rest
9/10 9.41 miles
9/11 8miles
9/12 5miles
9/13 4miles
9/14 20MILES!!!!!! <- I did it all on the TREADMILL!!!
9/15 4miles
9/16 rest
9/17 10.48miles
9/18 5miles
9/19 10miles

A muggy 5 miles yesterday and the weather guy said a cold front overnight would bring lower humidity this morning. Well, the humidity may have been a tad lower, but it was still hot - lol
Got a slow 10miles in. Happy tomorrow is a rest day before my long run on Friday.



3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
5/28/2018 Run to Remember 5K
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon
12/2/2018 Busch Gardens Christmas Town Dash 8K

@RunsOnEspresso I'd run the 6K, relax and enjoy the goodies stress-free.

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The police stopped me this morning while out running, but before I elaborate, I should rewind a couple of months to something that happened on another run. On that run, I noticed someone acting suspiciously, crossing the road and then running back again a few times...nothing illegal about that, but it's 3:45am. Suspicious. They were then joined by another person who looked to be wheeling a bike, which they took to an apartment complex before reappearing empty-handed, running back across the road, climbing over the security gates of another apartment complex, and disappearing. Ok, so it looks more than a tad suspicious now, so I decided to call the police and have them check things out. Police officer arrived, took my details and I was on my way.

Fast forward to today, and I'm near the same spot, see a police car come out of the apartment complex, who then drives towards me and stops me. Turns out it was the same officer and he wanted to give me an update on what had happened. Apparently, it wasn't a bike, they were truck wheels and they were on their way to go and steal more. The police disturbed them but didn't catch them...but they did recover all the wheels, so I guess that was my good deed for the day to some people. The officer thanked me for helping them, and then gave me a ticket for jay walking. Just kidding, he drove off.

Other than that, nothing unusual to report aside from the fact that it was humid, but in that respect I'm starting to sound like a stuck record.

02 - 5.40
03 - 18.09
04 - 14.15
05 - 15.67
06 - 12.84
08 - 14.13
09 - 14.16
10 - 15.43
11 - 14.08
12 - 15.60
13 - 14.15
15 - 13.25
17 - 15.67
18 - 14.33
19 - 15.65

Total: 212.60 / 300 miles

RunRachelleRun wrote: »

Are any of you ladies running outside in the wee morning hours? Do you carry anything to make yourself feel safer? We have a pretty large homeless and drug-addicted population; a few have issues that make them unpredictable in an encounter. Not to mention the wild creatures: cougers, bears, coyotes, raccoons. . . . I have stuff for hiking: a whistle, a knife, first-aid stuff, and I keep meaning to get some bear spray, but I don't carry anything other than my phone on road runs.

I'm out running at 5:30am (dark here atm) and don't worry about anything. I wear a high vis vest so that I am visible but that's it. But we don't get wild animals like you guys do - about the most wild is the occasional flightless bird (kiwi joke lol). As for wild animals on 2 legs, I carry my phone but have never felt the need to use it. I just don't feel unsafe in my neighborhood, but I live in a tiny rural village and know a large number of the people who live here.

September goal: 100 miles
9/1: rest
9/2: 6 miles of random hotel parking lots
9/3: rest
9/4: 7 miles
9/5: 3.5 miles
9/6: 5 miles
9/7: 9 miles (6 am & 3 pm)
9/8: rest
9/9: upper body weights
9/10: rest
9/11: 8 miles
9/12: 4 miles
9/13: elliptical instead (legs needed run break)
9/14: 6 miles
9/15: 3 miles
9/16: 4 miles
9/17: rest
9/18: 3 miles
9/19: 4 miles
62.5 of 100 done

UPCOMING RACES
October - Illinois Homecoming 5k (7th)
November - 5 mile Bare Bones Turkey Trot (22nd)
December -

COMPLETED RACES
January - Frosty 5k
February - Run for the Chocolate 5k
March - Penguin in the Park 5k
April - Lake Sara Dam 5k
May - Run Through the Jungle 5k
June - French Fried 5k
July - Firecracker 5k
August - Happy Birthday to Me virtual 10k
September 7th - 5k Glow Run

Just an easy 5k at the Greenline. My husband is having some tendon twinges so we're not pushing. It's back to being 100 degrees again.

On the way home, police blocking the road, so we had to detour around an auto accident which we later learned was a fatality. One woman died and two children are currently in ICU fighting for life. Stay safe y'all.

RunRachelleRun wrote: »

Welcome back @rusgolden!

Those are amazing @PastorVincent, but they look a little heavy. I'd need something more like a parasail tied to an elite to do the trick for me!

Wow @garygse you got me with the ticket lol Wouldn't that have been a kick in the teeth?

3:45 a.m. is dedication. I am sometimes awake at that hour, but I can't imagine being out of bed and/or running. And I'm a little jealous at how you feel comfortable outside at that time of day. My husband is the same. He actually prefers running in the dark. I prefer light and want people to be out and about.

Are any of you ladies running outside in the wee morning hours? Do you carry anything to make yourself feel safer? We have a pretty large homeless and drug-addicted population; a few have issues that make them unpredictable in an encounter. Not to mention the wild creatures: cougers, bears, coyotes, raccoons. . . . I have stuff for hiking: a whistle, a knife, first-aid stuff, and I keep meaning to get some bear spray, but I don't carry anything other than my phone on road runs.

I would not feel safe running in my neighborhood in broad daylight. I run with my husband. We've been shot at twice - well, shot NEAR twice - once with a shotgun and once with a rifle and seen a guy with a handgun one other time, which makes pepper spray seem kind of underpowered. Even with my husband it's not really safe here - a couple of years ago a couple were stuffed in a trunk, driven to an ATM, and then murdered while out walking on the road next to our house. We have discussed what to do in a bad situation if it comes up - run to the nearest back door if possible and ask for help, while dialing 911. If not possible, go into a brushy area and hide where others are unlikely to follow. We have had to do both these things in the past. We ran to a house when we were attacked by two pit bulls belonging to a drug dealer who had gotten out of his yard (the dogs, not the dealer!). The house we took refuge in belonged to a sweet old lady who had us read Bible tracks while we waited for the police to give us an escort home. The time we hid in the brush was at a local park - three guys pulled up alongside the path, jumped out of their car, and came towards us. We ran into the woods and made our way back to the car while they hunted for us. It later turned out the same three guys had mugged several other couples at that park.

What we prefer is to drive to a better neighborhood and run there. But we sometimes do run and walk here, we're just very alert.